Searchable directories of health events are described. In many embodiments, a health event directory platform is provided that enables health providers to upload events to database of health events. The health event directory platform captures data from the health provider in a structured way that facilitates the searching of the database of health events. In addition, the health event directory platform uses knowledge of previous searches to suggest additional information to associate with a health event in order to increase the likelihood that the health event will appear in the results of a relevant search query. Users can provide requests for information to the health event directory platform, which uses the request to query the health events database and retrieve information concerning relevant health events within a particular geographic area. In many embodiments, the user can register for an event and/or pay using the health event directory platform.
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1. A health event directory platform comprising: at least one server connected to a database, where the server is accessible via the Internet; at least one user device configured to communicate with at least one server via the Internet; and at least one provider computer configured to communicate with at least one server via the Internet; wherein the database is configured to store an online social networking platform, where the online social networking platform is configured to store at least one user profile associated with the online social networking platform; wherein the provider computer is configured to provide health event information including at least one geographic location and at least one associated medical condition to the server via the Internet; wherein the server is configured to store health event information including a geographic location and at least one associated medical condition in the database with an association to a health event provider; wherein the user device is configured to provide a search query to the at least one server via the Internet; wherein the at least one server is configured to retrieve health event information from the database using the search query and to provide the health event information to the user device via the Internet; wherein the server is configured to enable the at least one user profile associated with the online social networking platform to communicate with other user profiles associated with the online social networking platform; wherein the server is configured to store communications between the user profiles; wherein the server is configured to recommend demand factors to provider computers, where the demand factors utilize provided health information, user profiles, and stored communications between user profiles; wherein the server is configured to provide a propagation widget to at least one third-party system, where the propagation widget provides health event information to the at least one third-party system; wherein the at least one server is configured to store information concerning interactions with the user device and to generate a report accessible via the provider computer concerning user interactions with health event information uploaded to the server that is associated with the health event provider; wherein the server is configured to recommend user profiles to provider computers, where the recommendation of user profiles utilizes provided health information, stored information concerning interactions with the user devices, and stored communications between the user profiles; wherein the at least one server is configured to aggregate information concerning user interactions with health event information and to include the aggregated health event information in the report; and wherein the at least one server searches the aggregated data to identify health event information that received user interactions in geographic locations, where the health event information is associated with a medical condition for which the database does not contain any health event information in the geographic location of the health event provider and identifies the located health event information in the report.
2. The health event directory platform of claim 1 , wherein the at least one server is configured to store information concerning search queries provided by user devices in the database.
3. The health event directory platform of claim 1 , wherein the at least one server is configured to record health event information viewed via the user device.
4. The health event directory platform of claim 1 , wherein: the at least one server is configured to provide a user interface to the user device that can be used to register for a health event; and the at least one server is configured to store information concerning health event registrations in the database.
5. The health event directory platform of claim 1 , wherein the at least one server searches the aggregated data to identify health event information that received a comparatively large number of user interactions and identifies the located health event information in the report.
6. The health event directory platform of claim 1 , wherein the at least one server is configured to aggregate search queries and to generate reports concerning popularity of search terms.
7. The health event directory platform of claim 1 , wherein the at least one server is configured to aggregate click through rates for health event information returned in response to search queries and to generate reports concerning click through rates for different health event information.
8. The health event directory platform of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the user profiles associated with the social networking platform is migrated from another social network.
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